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Sarry is a common French dynamic, located in the department of the Marne and the area Champagne-Ardenne.

Its inhabitants is called the Sarrysiens .

History

Various denominations of Sarry before the 16th century. (According to J. LONGNON: Topographic dictionary of the Marne)

Satureiacum 1028
Sarreium 1123
Serreium 1127
Sairei 1131
Sarrei 1175
Sarri 1184
Serreium 1190
Serris 1278
Sarreyum 1287
Sarry 1317
Sarrey 1331
Sary 1406
Sarrey Chaalons 1440
Serry Chaalons 1445

Administration

Sarry belongs to the Communauté of agglomeration of < Champagne Cities > gathering twelve communes: Sarry , Châlons-in-Champagne, Compertrix, Coolus, Fagnières, the Spine, Moncetz-Longevas, Recy, Saint-Etienne-with-Temple, Saint-Gibrien, Saint-Martin-sur-le-Pré and Saint-Memmie.

Demography

Places and monuments

The Saint-Julien church, built about 1200 in Gothic style. Above rises an octagonal bell-tower, out of frame, built in 1779 in the place of a stone tower.

Personalities related to the commune

Claude Antoine de Choiseul Bowsprit (March 1734 in October 1763)
Anne Antoine Jules of Clermont-Thunder (April 1782 in July 1790)

See too

Common of the Marne

External bonds

Town hall of Sarry
Sarry on the site the Net surfer
Sarry on the site of the national geographical Institute
Sarry on the site of INSEE

Localization of Sarry on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Sarry on Mapquest

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